# Ecolab to acquire Purolite for $3.7 billion

Ecolab announced a $3.7 billion deal to acquire Purolite, a specialty ion exchange resin company, to expand its water treatment chemicals portfolio.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-12-16
- Value: $3.70B
- Status: announced
- Products: ion exchange resins
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Ecolab](https://endata.com/companies/2784.md) (acquirer)
- [Purolite](https://endata.com/companies/40468.md) (target)

## Sources

- [globalwaterintel.com](https://www.globalwaterintel.com/articles/3-7-billion-purolite-deal-propels-ecolab-into-specialty-ion-exchange-water-treatment), 2021-12-16: "The addition of high-end ion exchange resins will serve as a compelling adjacency to Ecolab’s existing water treatment chemicals suite."

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